Untitled

c. 1931-1960

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

This image features white etched lines forming abstract shapes on a rough, textured surface. The central design resembles a simplistic human figure, with a circular head, facial features, and an angular body with stick-like limbs. Swirling lines extend outward from the figure's head, resembling tangled hair or flames. The background is filled with additional engraved marks, adding to the complexity and texture of the scene.
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Provenance

Brassaï, bequeathed to his wife, Gilberte, Paris; Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate, Paris; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 29,5 x 22,5; unknown hand, upper right in red pencil: [underlined] A.1697 [illegible crossed out in red ink];stamped, center in blue ink in square: BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg St JACQUES / PARIS - XIVe PORT-ROYAL 23-41; by unknown hand, center in blue ink: A.1697; by unknown hand, vertical along lower right edge in graphite: A.1697 / 22,5 x 29,5; stamped, lower right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE; by unknown hand, bottom right in black ink: P. [circled] 102-103

Wikidata ID

Q64145532

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